Despite two fifth-place finishes in his only appearances in the Indianapolis 500 (1914 & 1916), Barney Oldfield's biggest day at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway was probably May 30, 1910. The events that day were the concluding contests of a Memorial Day weekend American Automobile Association (AAA) race meet.

We've spent some energy in revealing the full story behind the famous Marmon Wasp that won the first Indianapolis 500 in 1911. What you see here is an image derived from microfilm records of a photo originally published in the Indianapolis Sun on May 30, 1910.

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RACER.com recently ran two items from First Super Speedway as part of their "Indy Diaries" feature in the build-up to the 100th running of the Indianapolis 500.
 

The New York newspapermen dubbed Joe Dawson "The Indiana Whirlwind" after the 21-year-old stormed to the front of the 1910 Vanderbilt Cup with something less than 50 miles remaining to the finish. His primary rival was the deliberate tactician Harry Grant back to defend his title of the previous year with his awe-inspiring "Black Beast" ALCO racer.